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Isabella M. Weber

Isabella M. Weber

Writing for PS since 2021
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Isabella M. Weber, Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, is the author of How China Escaped Shock Therapy: The Market Reform Debate (Routledge, 2021).

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  1. Who’s Afraid of Price Controls?
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    Who’s Afraid of Price Controls?

    Mar 26, 2024 Tom Krebs & Isabella M. Weber explain why Germany's economy is paying dearly for the government's failure to cap energy costs in 2022.

  2. Taking Aim at Sellers’ Inflation
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    Taking Aim at Sellers’ Inflation

    Jul 13, 2023 Isabella M. Weber urges policymakers to match their improved understanding of the problem with more appropriate policies.

  3. A New Economic Policy Playbook
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    A New Economic Policy Playbook

    Mar 13, 2023 Isabella M. Weber hopes the new openness to targeted price controls leads to broader intellectual reforms.

  4. Isabella M. Weber on inflation, deglobalization, China, and more
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    Isabella M. Weber on inflation, deglobalization, China, and more

    Sep 6, 2022 Isabella M. Weber advocates targeted price controls over growth-depressing interest-rate hikes, warns the US and Europe to avoid energy “shock therapy,” considers the Communist Party of China’s current economic priorities, and more.

  5. Can Europe Weather Looming Gas Shortages?
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    Can Europe Weather Looming Gas Shortages?

    May 2, 2022 Karsten Neuhoff & Isabella M. Weber urge policymakers to agree to EU-level gas saving targets and other contingency measures before it is too late.

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    The World Needs Bigger and Better Financial Firefighters

    Marina Zucker-Marques & Kevin P. Gallagher call for reforms to make the IMF and the World Bank larger, more equitable, and less focused on austerity.
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    Britain’s Illusory Fiscal Black Hole

    Robert Skidelsky makes the case that policymakers should focus on stimulating economic growth rather than on budget cuts.
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    The Need for Methane Targets

    Marcelo Mena & Sarah Ann Smith urge China and the United States to take the lead in committing to cut emissions from super pollutants.
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    What a Successful Industrial Policy Needs

    Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg

    New research on the importance of cross-border knowledge and technology spillovers suggests that government support alone cannot guarantee success in an industry. That is why Taiwan and South Korea's semiconductor industrial policies succeeded, while China's has not.

     demonstrates that while subsidies can help, knowledge and technology transfers are crucial.
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    China’s Commitment to Constant Adaptation and Structural Transformation

    Zhang Jun explains why the government insists on combining efforts to expand domestic demand with supply-side reforms.
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    Helping Women Adapt to Extreme Heat Helps Us All

    Jess Ayers & Helen Mountford urge the public and private sectors to work together to scale up innovations such as heat-wave insurance.
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    Achieving Peace Through Strength in Ukraine

    Anders Fogh Rasmussen & Andriy Yermak

    To secure a lasting peace, Ukraine’s allies must make Vladimir Putin understand that he cannot dictate the terms. Guaranteeing Ukraine’s security will require increased military support, a clear path to NATO membership, and international support for President Volodymyr Zelensky’s peace plan.

     outline steps that global leaders can take to ensure a Ukrainian victory and deter future Russian aggression.
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    Only a Sustainable Bioeconomy Can Save Us

    Simon Zadek argues that investing in biodiversity while the global economy continues to over-exploit resources is futile.
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    The IMF Must End Its Destructive Surcharges

    Joseph E. Stiglitz, et al. decry the counterproductive practice of imposing additional fees on countries in debt distress.

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